Permittors

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A group of individuals or entities that grant permission or approval for actions or decisions
2. those who enable or authorize certain activities or behaviors within a specific context
3. a collective that holds the authority to allow or disallow various permissions and access rights

Etymology: The plural "permittors" names more than one person or body that grants permission. The singular, "permittor," is an agent noun made by adding the suffix "-or" to the verb "permit," the same ending found in words like "actor" and "creditor." The verb itself comes from Latin "permittere," built from "per," meaning "through" or "thoroughly," and "mittere," meaning "to send" or "let go." The sense is literally of letting something pass through, and that idea of allowing passage is what carries over into the modern meaning of granting leave.

Synonyms: authorizers, approvers, consenters, endorsers, grantors

Antonyms: deniers, rejecters, disapprovers, refusers, blockers